Figures

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Portraits

Elda (sanguine, 33×43, 1974) – Romana Martini collection

Romana (ink pen, 17×23, 1988) – Romana Martini collection

Romana (pencil, 19×23, ca. 1942) – Romana Martini collection

Romana (miniature, 3,5×4,5) – Romana Martini collection

Romana (watercolors, 33×51, 1976) – Romana Martini collection

Alessandra (pastels, 21,5×32, 1960) – Romana Martini collection

Francesco (watercolors, 30×44, 1985) – Romana Martini collection

Francesco (ink pen, 10×15, 1987) – Romana Martini collection

Gaia (watercolors, 29×29, 2004) – Gaia Forghieri collection

Ricordi e pensieri
Di ciò che sono stata

Stati e fluttuazioni di malesseri e gioie
Dolori e giudizi e odio e felicità
E rimpianti, consapevolezza
Della strada che ho fatto,
Della sua necessità
Ed ora sono io
E domani non lo sarò più

– By Gaia Forghieri

Franco (charcoal, 23×29) – Achille Franco Martini collection

Francesca (oil on canvas, 38×48, 1984) – Bonizzi family collection

Giuliana (sanguine, 38×48) – Giuliana Goldoni collection

Carlo Contini, in the background a country scene (mixed tecnique, 55×65, 2006)

Figures

Lady with roses (oil on canvas, 39,5×49,5, 1980) – available

Girl with roses (oil on canvas, 39×49, 2003) – available

Rural scene (oil on wood, reproduction, 22×32) – Romana Martini collection

Female figure (watercolors, 48×69, 1976) – Romana Martini collection

Girl with a hat (watercolors, 74×55,5, 1986) – Artioli-Sacchi collection

Un cappello a tesa larga, ecco tutto ciò che sono.
Lo sguardo malinconico di un quadro solitario,
La macchia di colore sulla punta di un pennello.
Mi osservi per ore, ma senza mai vedermi,
Puoi guardarmi soltanto con la coda dei tuoi occhi.
Ai confini del tuo mondo, addossata alla parete,
Solo questo posso darti: il frammento di un ricordo.

Non posso togliere il nastro di tulle,
Né, se volessi, cambiarne il colore.
Oso mostrare il mio capo scoperto?
Non posso portare i capelli sciolti?
L’anima mia è stata già immortalata,
Cristallizzata, adesso e per sempre.
Mi mimetizzo a colori sgargianti,
E forse la tela è il mio nascondiglio.

Se togliessi il cappello,
Mi vorresti ancora nella tua casa?
Se fossi ciò che vorrei diventare,
Mi riconoscerei?

– By Gaia Forghieri

Female figure (watercolors, 26,5×36,5) – Bonizzi family collection

Girl with a hat (watercolors, 26,5×36,5) – Bonizzi family collection

Spring (watercolors, 38×55, 1992) – available

Summer (watercolors, 38×55, 1992) – available

Fall (watercolors, 38×55, 1992) – available

Winter (watercolors, 38×55, 1992) – available

Girl with a hat (watercolors, 56,2×75,9, 1986) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 48×68, 1976) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 23,5×33,5) – Dr. Marzia Veratti collection

Young girl (watercolors, 38×56) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 38×56, 1976) – available

“Acquerelli come vetrate” series: girl with hat (49,5×68, 1990) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 38×58) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 35,3×53,5, 2003) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 39×57,5, unfinished) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 44,5×64,5 1994) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 53×68, 1993) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 39×69) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 52×74, 1976) – available

Female figure (watercolors, 57×76, 2003) – available

“Nel segno della rosa” series: female figure (watercolors, 38×56, 1989) – available

“Nel segno della rosa” series: female figure (watercolors, 75×54,5, 1989) – available

Voglio che mi canti una canzone
Perché la tua voce è melodia
Ogni suono che produci
Mi scioglie,
E ne muoio ogni volta

Voglio che mi dedichi qualcosa
Perché me ne serve il possesso
Ogni cosa che mi doni
La venero,
E ne sono dipendente

Voglio che mi sogni mentre dormi
Perché possa star sempre con te
Ogni volta che ti parlo
Impazzisco,
E non posso farne a meno

– By Gaia Forghieri

Female figure (watercolors, 50×60, 1988) – available

Old man (watercolors, 29×34,5) – Paolo Dall’Olio collection

Old man (“Peasant table/Desco contadino”, watercolors, 36×56, 2000) – Frassi collection

Girl with cat (mixed technique: sanguine and watercolors, 36,5×46,5, 1995) – available

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: pencil, marker and watercolors, 51,3×72, 1994) – available

Ascolta tutti i miei sospiri
Di civette e cavallette
Di vampiri e moscerini
Il loro canto è solitudine
Armonia di soprammobile

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: pencil, marker and watercolors, 36,5×54,7, 1994) – available

… Sentimi sognare
Tutti i mantra dell’oceano
Non mi riesco più a svegliare
Da una vita ad occhi chiusi
Come neve in una barca …

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: pencil, marker and watercolors, 38×57, 1995) – available

… Tu mi vedi chiacchierare
Sono muta nella mischia
Di parole sconosciute
Non capisco i nostri occhi
Mille cento e centomila …

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: pencil, marker and watercolors, 38×57,5, 1994) – available

… Guai a chi non sa giostrare
Tra cavalli imbizzarriti
I coriandoli che tristi
Questo vento non sopporta
Pesanti e troppo forse liberi.

– By Gaia Forghieri

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: sanguine, marker and qatercolors, 38×57, 1995) – available

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: pencil, marker and watercolors, 36,8×55, 1994) – available

Color picking palettes from a picture
You’ve taken ten years ago
Shapeshifting into the shadow of your future self
Outlining a person that isn’t you
Ain’t that what living is all about?


Are you positive that this is you
And not a shiny reflection from a broken mirror?
How many shards are you going to ignore
For the need to believe that you’ve found yourself?
For how long are you willing to refuse
Our absolute undecidedness?

– By Gaia Forghieri

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: pencil, marker and watercolors, 45×65, 1994) – available

Mind your silence
This moment does not deserve
To be ruined by silly words.
I’ll listen to your breathing instead

Rest your head
This night is not for thinking
Nor is it for counting stars.
You’ll have to count my freckles instead

Have nice dreams
This life of ours was never meant
To be filled with sadness as it is.
We’ll need to live it together instead
– By Gaia Forghieri

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: figures (mixed technique: watercolors and sanguine, 44,5×64,5, 1994) – available

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: watercolors and sanguine, 36×55, 1994) – available

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: watercolors and sanguine, 45×65, 1994) – available

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: watercolors and sanguine, 45×65, 1994) – available

“L’arte nelle mie mani” series: female figure (mixed technique: watercolors and pencil, 36×54, 1995) – available

Female figure (nixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 30×39) – available

Female figure (pastel, 34×48) – Irene Lugli collection

Paiono proprio parole impalpabili
Che prendono piede in pensieri perversi
Provando a pregare per poter partire
Trovandosi pronte a pagarne le spese

Sembrano solo dei sogni scadenti
Segreti se non sempre senza speranza
Sono soltanto saluti al mio sole
Seppur segregati sin dalla partenza …

Female figure (pastel, 34×48) – Irene Lugli collection

… Talmente ti temo da tanto che ti amo
Ti trovo e non riesco a tenerti distante
Ti canto timori al pensier di cui tremo
Ma tanto illusioni ti paion soltanto

Lento e illusorio l’amore mio langue
Lotta in un lago di sangue e tormento
Stagnante, letargico, troppo loquace
Mi struggo e ti penso e ti odio e ti amo.

– By Gaia Forghieri

Female figures (pastel, 30×30) – Romana Martini collection

Old man (pastel, 29×40) – available

Female figure (pastel, 32×46,5) – available

Infant figure (watercolors, 38,5×59) – available

Fairy (watercolors, 65×50) – available

Fairy (watercolors, 50×65) – available

Fairy (watercolors, 65×50) – available

Fairy (watercolors, 50×65,5) – available

Fairy (watercolors, 78×52) – available

“Malinconia” (mixed technique: ink pen and glass engraving, 20×30, 1990) – available

“Languore” (mixed technique: ink pen and glass engraving, 20×30, 1990) – available

“Il mattino” (mixed technique: ink pen and glass engraving, 20×30, 1990) – available

“La sera” (mixed technique: ink pen and glass engraving, 20×30, 1990) – available

Girl sewing (ink pen, 15×20,3, 1995) – Irene lugli collection

Cantavo a bocca chiusa
gli spilli fra le labbra
drappeggiavo sul manichino
stoffe di tutti i colori
immaginavo feste attese matrimoni
appuntavo sistemavo imbastivo
aspettavo.
(da “Il libro dei colori”)

Girl (ink pen, 25×33, 1990) – Bonizzi family collection

Female figure (ink pen, 33×48) – Marco Benatti collection

Girl (ink pen, 20×30) – Benati family collection

Female figure (ink pen, 20×30) – Benati family collection

Female figure (ink pen, 15×20,3) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 15×20,3) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 15×20) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 15×20) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 17×22,5, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 17×23, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 18×28) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 17,5×25) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 19,5×26, 1988) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 5,5×10) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 6,5×10) – available

Female figure (ink pen, 6×10) – available

Female figure (watercolors?, 7×10, 198?) – available

Sacred figures

Reproduction (miniature, 2,5×3,5) – Romana Martini collection

Sacred figure (watercolors, 39×51, 1987) – available

Sacred figure (mixed technique: watercolors and marker, 49,5×59, 1992) – available

Sacred figure (mixed technique: sanguine and marker, 41,2×41,2, 1992) – available

Sacred figure (mixed tecnique: watercolors and marker, 30×45,7) – available

Sacred figure (mixed tecnique: watercolors and marker, 50,2×60, 1992) – available

Sacred figure (ink pen, 9×14) – Bonizzi family collection

Sacred figure (ink pen, 9,5×9,5) – available

Madonna and Child (sanguine, 35×47, 1960) – Romana Martini collection

Angels (sanguine, 31×31) – available

Angel (sanguine, 30×40) – available

Angel (chalks on sandpaper, 22×28, 1970) – available

Angel (mixed technique, 18×25) – Romana Martini collection

Angel (mixed technique, 18×25) – Romana Martini collection

Angel (mixed technique, 18×25) – Romana Martini collection

Angel (mixed technique, 18×25) – Romana Martini collection

Guardian angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×20,8, 2001) – Irene Lugli collection

“Mi hanno detto che ho un Angelo Custode. Sta sempre vicino a me. Rassicurante? Inquietante?” (da “Il libro dei colori”)

Angel with roses (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×20,8, 2001) – available

“A volte è un bambino come me. Con i riccioli, però biondi (fortunato!). E ali così piccole che sporgono appena dalle spalle. Vestito di rosa e azzurro.” (da “Il libro dei colori”)

Angels (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 25×33) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 25×33) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 25×33) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 25×33) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25, 2000) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 25×33) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 25×33) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25, 2000) – available

Angels (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angel (mixed technique: ink pen and pastels, 33×25) – available

Angels (ink pen, 14,5×9,5) – Romana Martini collection

Angel (ink pen, 25,2×25,2, 1996) – available

Angel (ink pen, 25,2×25,2, 1996) – available

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